Genius crossword 344
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This February marks the 150th anniversary of the first performance, in 13, of a 36 written by 8A 9 and named after a 15. In thirteen clues, cryptic indications omit reference to parts of answers to be entered in the grid; these parts should be highlighted, in an appropriate 47, to reveal the popular title of the 36.
Across
2 Atmosphere in motorists’
group outside ancient city (4) 10 Small objection about baths (4) 11 Enthuses after good wine (6) 14 Hollow case met by resistance (6) 17 Time with poet providing
stimulant (6) 19 When to go round biblical
land (5) 20 Part of sheaf tied at the rear (3) 22 Less smooth mass beside jetty (7) 26 Animals first of all covered
by enjoyable article (5) 28 Notice odd items in shed (3) 29 Controls siren in chaos (5) 30 Port receiving five hundred
extra items (7) 32 Iron doctor initially supplied (3) 34 Last couple of heartless
rebuffs (5) 35 Studious learner consumed by
old desire (6) 39 Smooth label turned into sign (6) 41 Song from worker perhaps
with edge (6) 45 Direct electronic symbol (4) 46 Spikes arranged in stack (7) 48 Flat occasion when
temperature’s dropped (4)
Down
1 Bird distracted hare (4) 2 Scoffed, accepting buffoon’s
last stake (4) 3 Singular uniform with raised
gold star (7)
4 Hound losing initial
advantage (5) 5 Elegance in grand contest (5) 6 Fallible drone not available to
go up (5) 7 One auction disposing of
a portion of land (4) 8 Psychologist not using name
for prison (3) 12 Messy grease present again (7) 16 Energy put into cheers for
meal (3) 18 Expected man to accept work (5) 21 Appendages, extremities
of supreme delicacy (7) 23 Some crass research upset
consumers (5) 24 Solemn, excluding single guys (3) 25 Outcome left in balance (6) 27 Daughter in spring, not very
grown-up (5) 31 Music, new, supported by church
sceptically (7) 33 Follow deity, ascending (3) 37 Order, wry, not right (5) 38 Bay for instance having
rocky shore (5) 40 Cut, and so on, hard (4) 42 Element one mixed with
nitrogen (4) 43 Nothing interrupting dance
band (4) 44 Spoil drive northward (3)
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